The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-09-29
NEWS Of the WEEK.
WEDNESDAY,.

WEDNESDAY.
Atlanta, Ga, is to have another local
option election November 26th.
The Government is giving attention
to the purchase and preservation Of the
ancient mounds, earthworks and forti-
fications found on this continent.
A suit has been filed to compel the
admission OF colored children into the
white schools Of Ripley.
The cokers Of the Connellsville district
are all at work again.
Gas OF considerable pressure was
struck while boring for water at the
Paramount Woolen Mills, Cincinnati.
THURSDAY.
Morrison, the Illinois free-trader, will
agsin be candidate for Congress when
the time comes.
B. F. Jones, Chairman OF the National
Republican Committee, says the COM
mittee will not be called together before
January. He regards Philadelphia as a
good place 10 hold the convention. Gin,
cinnati, Chicago and st. Louis are work.
ing for it.
Hon. E. b. Washburne, formerly U
s. Minister, to France, is dangerously i'll
at the home of his son in Chicago.
OF the Isl persons injured in the
Chatsworth wreck, 112 have recovered.
Thirty.nine are still under the care OF
physicians, three or four Of whom may
die.
The Republicans of Brown and Ger
mont counties have nominated W. s. B.
Randall, of Edenton, for Senator.
The Hamilton County Republican
County Convention is in session to-day.
Chicago coal dealers predict great
scarcity of anthracite and high prices,
a. the result Of the Eastern coal ring.
The National Salt Union is about to
be formed, composed of all the large salt
manufacturers of the United States, for
mutual protection and to maintain
prices.
SATURDAY.
Bonds to the amount of 81 1886 $50
were purchased by the government yes.
terday.
The construction of thirty-four rail.
roads has been started in Japan within
the PAST six months.
During August, this year, 81 ,3OS i'm.
migrants arrived in this country, against
36,366 during the same month last year.
Merchandise exports from the United
States during August were valued at
SIS, ,426,0S3. For August of last year the
total was $5l, ,lsS,7 ,7Os.
SUNDAY.
Over 100000 of bonds have been
redeemed under the last call of the
Treasury.
A light snow fell for half an hour last
Friday night at Atlantic City.
Rev. s. J. Miller, one of the oldest
Presbyterians in the State, died at
Washington G. H. yesterday at 2 p. N.
Up to September 1st of the present
year 382, ,839 emigrants had landed in
this country, an increase of 1O7 500 over
the number during the same length OF
time last year.
Tobacco in Southern Illinois, In diana,
Kentucky and the Miami Valley has
been seriously injured by frost.
It is estimated that Clev Glands trip
through the West and South will cover
4,500 miles, cost $40 900 and require him
to make ct least fifty speeches.
A committee of citizens has been ap-
pointed to make the necessary arrange.
ments for the erection of monument
in Haymarket Square, Chicago, to com.
memorate the lives of the policemen
killed in the riot.
Henry Ward Beecher's statue is to be
placed near Plymouth Church.
The st. Paul Pioneer Press is trying to
raise fund for Mrs. Haddock, widow of
the murdered prohibition worker.
TURsDAY.
The miners of the Mineral Ridge, near
youngstown. O., have all resumed work.
The decision in the Jake Sharp case
has been affirmed, and he will 60 10
Sing Sing.
Oscar Neebe. the Chicago Anarchist
not included in the death sentence, has
been taken to Joliet Penitentiary to be-
gin his term Of sentence.
Jennie Linn, the Swedish nightingale,
ID very nick.
Foreign. Il
Austria and Germany have arranged
basis for renewal Of their commercial
rsaty.-The Ameer Of Afghanistan has
defeatea the insurgents again.-The
Sultan does not approve the proposition
Of his Government regarding Bulgaria.